Everything you need to know about Dell's new commercial PC portfolio

That’s the word from Dell’s president of client product group, Jay Parker, who just announced new updates to the company’s commercial PC portfolio designed to support and secure the modern workforce.

Parker says smart companies that want to attract and keep the best talent have embraced the evolving needs and expectations of their employees.

According to Parker, these companies are working with Dell to build technology strategies focused on giving staff the “power and flexibility to get their jobs done, whenever and wherever it best fits their lifestyle.”

Security plays a big role in empowering a modern workforce, Dell explains, stating: “ The modern security era is being defined by the need to secure data.”

Dell claims its commercial PC solutions can secure data at rest and also in flight - wherever it goes.

Dell Data Guardian

An example of this is Dell Data Guardian, which now includes added support for an organisation’s existing data classification structures, delivering enforcement and controls beyond a company’s network.

According to Dell, it also protects many file types, including in-house, proprietary applications, in addition to standard Office and commonly-used file types like PDF.

Organisations can set access permissions inside or outside IT ecosystems, adding on-screen watermarks and enabling controls that extend to file usage and sharing.

Dell Encryption

Dell Encryption is a data-at-rest solution that aims to ensure data security across mixed environments. This one is especially for organisations maintaining heterogeneous IT environments made of several bands, operating systems, and generations of PCs.

Dell Encryption also includes enhanced support for the U.S. NSA’s Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Program, which mandates the need for two layers of encryption to address emerging threats posed by quantum computing that can theoretically circumvent traditional AES 256 cryptography.

Dell Latitude

The chassis of the Dell Latitude 5491 and 5591 have shrunk their footprint size 30% over the last three generations, announced Dell.

P-Series monitors

The Easy Arrange feature in Dell Display Manager helps users to multitask on several applications at once. Users can boost productivity with the new Dell Dual Monitor Stand (MDS19) that fits up to two 27-inch monitors in a small footprint.

Availability

Dell Latitude 5491 and 5591 will be available globally from May 18

OptiPlex 7460, 7760 and 5260 All-In-Ones will be available globally on May 22

OptiPlex 3060, 5060 and 7060 Towers, Small Form Factors and Micros will be available globally on May 22

OptiPlex XE3 Towers and Small Form Factors will be available globally on May 22

Dell Precision 3530, 5530, 7530, 7730 are available on May 22

P-Series monitors will be available globally on June 25 starting and USB-C versions will be available globally on July 23, and Dell Dual Monitor Stand (MDS19) will be available globally on June 19.